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Artist Statement
Artist Statement
As a "dance artist" I want to explore the binaries of masculinity and femininity as well as bring a light, quirkiness and amusement to my movement. I want to be able to explore the extremities of each binary. As a person of color and part of the LGBTQ+ community, being gay and nonbinary are three very important identities for me and my work. In my work I want to bring more light to these binaries, not only movement but within the dance community as well.
My goal as a choreographer is to pursue risk and vulnerability to be able to stretch limits and challenge expectations of amusement and dance. Another goal is to be able to develop a strong relationship between dance and the camera to be able to amplify movement with set design. I am passionate on how to further elevate dance as not only a form of identity and activism but as a form of visual art, as well as be able to bring a narrative and storyline to these films.
Photo Credit: Emily Sutherland
About the Artist
About the Artist
Lev Savittieri is a nonbinary artist and performer that uses they/them pronouns. Lev is currently in their fourth year at San Diego State University and is studying dance as a BFA.
In high school, Lev attended Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) from grades 7-12 in the Classical and Contemporary Dance Conservatory, directed by Steven B. Hyde and from faculty: Gracie Whyte, Laura Berg, Kathleen Jenkins, Andrea Brache, and Almaliis Lauridsen. For 13 years, Lev also studied ballet at Long Beach Ballet under David Wilcox and has performed in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Coppelia. They also attended numerous summer intensives for companies all over the US such as Houston Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre.
Lev was accepted into San Diego State University in the Fall of 2018 with a $5,000 Preby's Creative and Performing Arts Endowed Scholarship for 4 years. At SDSU, they have studied under Jess Humphrey, Leslie Seiters, Joseph Alter, Chuyun Oh, Anna Massey, Justin Morrison, Tommy Chu, Matthew Armstrong, and Kathryn Irey. Lev plans on graduating this spring of May 2022 and hopes to pursue being a choreographer after SDSU.
Lev's future goals are to be able to work with choreography and film. They also want to educate themselves more on the relationship between masculine and feminine binaries to better understand themself and their work.
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